Sad-iron heater.



No. 740,083. PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

H. H. BROWN. SAD IRON HEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1'7 1903.

N0 MODEL 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 740,083. I E PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

' H. H, BROWN.

SAD IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

m5 MODEL.

I ml 7' INVENTOR No. 740,083. UNITED-j STATES Patented September 29, 1903.

I PATENT OFFICE.

HARRISON H. BROWN, OF FOND DU LAO, WIsOoNsIN.

SAD-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,083, dated September 29, 1903.

Application filed June 17, 1903. Serial No. 161,934. (No model.)

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRISON H. BROW a citizen of the United States,residing at Fond du Lac,in the countyof Fond duLac and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Iron Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a novel contrivance to facilitate the heating of sad-irons and for confiningthe heat so as to prevent a ready escape therefor and a cooling of the irons byair currents or-drafts. The contrivance is constructed with a view for use. in connection with a stoveor heater of any type, the box receiving the iron being provided with either a grated bottom or a closed bottom, as desired, and according to thetype of stove or heater with which the device is adapted to be used. For stoves or heaters burning fuel tending togive off free carbon it is desirable that the bottom of the box he closed; but for heaters which give Off no free carbon when in operation and burn with a clear fire it is preferable to have the bottom of the box either grated or open.

A vital feature of the invention is the provision of novel means for automatic actuation of the door or cover when it is required to place a sad iron within the box to be heated, said vcover closing after the iron has been re-' ceived within the box.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereofand also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction ofthe means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modi-' fication, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a sad-iron heater embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

transverse section on the line X X of Fig. 2. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descriptiona nd indicated in all the views of the 'drawingsby the same reference characters.

The body of the heater is of box form, as

' of rectangular construction.

Fig. 3 is a per-' Fig.4 is a illustrated at l, and its bottom, which may be closed or grated, is provided with an extended portion 2 to fit within a stove-opening after the cover has been removed, The box 1 may be of any. size and form, depending upon the number of irons to he heated,and is preferably The upper portion of thebox is provided with an outer flange 3 to present a finished appearance and to give additional strengthto the device.

f The cover 4 is hinged near its rear end and is adapted to open upward at its outer end, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1. Journals 5 project outward from opposite sides of the cover a short distance from the rear end and are received in the space formed between pairs of logs 6, projected upward from the box or body portion 1 of the heater. By hinging the cover to the ,box in-this manner it may be readily removed or placed in position as required. The cover is provided with j a series of slots 7 to receive the handle portion 8 of the sad-irons 9 when the latter are in position for heating. ward from the rear end of the cover and are providedat their outer ends with guards 11 to prevent lateral displacement of the'springarms of the bail. The lugs 10 provide pressure-points which receive the perpendicular thrust of the bail when depressed at its outer end to effect an opening of the cover to admit Lugs 10 project up-' of the sad-iron readily entering the box when it'is required to place the same therein. The bail 12 is approximately of U form and is constructed of stout wire or light bar metal, and its side members have their terminal portions bent inward, as shown at 13, to pass through openings of lugs 14:, projected upward from the rear end of box 1. The side members are ofisetnear their pivotal ends,

as shown at 15, so as to clear the-cover 4 and not interfere with the free opening and closing'movements thereof, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1.

The offset portions 15 are about in line with the axis of the cover. The outer end of the bail projects beyond the outer end of the cover 4, so as to admit of the nose of the iron engaging therewith and pressing preliminary to entrance of the sad-iron into the box. The side members of the bail are a'd apt-ed to move laterally, thereby admitting Too down thereon to effect a raising of the cover of the bail being applied to the lugs 14 or disconnected therefrom. The side members spring inward sufiiciently to hold the bent ends 13 in engagement with the lugs 14; but to guard against displacement of the parts 13 from the lugs 14 the extensions 11 are provided and engage with the outer sides of the longitudinal members of the bail, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 1 and 3.

When theparts are properly assembled, the outer end of the bail inclines upwardly and forwardly and the inner end rests upon the lugs or extensions 10. The weight of the cover is such as to hold the outer end of the bail elevated; but in the event of the cover being constructed of sheet metal or like material said cover is weighted, as indicated at 16, to insure its counterbalancing the bail and holding the outer end thereof elevated. When it is required to place a sad-iron within the box, the nose or front portion of the iron is engaged with the outer end of the bailand the latter depressed, thereby causing the outer end of the cover 4 to correspondingly rise a distance to admit of the iron being moved forward, so as to engage under the cover when the iron may be conveniently placed within the box. After the iron clears the hail the cover automatically closes. When removing the iron from the box, the cover is raised by contact of the iron therewith, thereby permitting the outer end of the bail to lower, so as to rest upon the box, and thereby not obstruct the removal of the iron or require lifting the same, so as to clear the bail in its elevated position.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3, which is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 1, a roller 17 is fitted to the outer portion a box, a cover hinged thereto and having upward extensions in the rear of the axial line of the cover and having guards at the outer ends of said vertical extensions, and a bail pivoted to the box and resting upon the vertical extensions of the cover and held from casual displacement by the guards thereof, substantially as set forth.

2. A sad-iron heater comprising a box having spaced lugs near its rear end and transversely-apertured lugs at its rear end, a cover having longitudinal slots extended therein from its front end and having lateral journals near its rear end to enter the space formed between the pairs of lugs and having vertical extensions in the rear of the axial line, a bail having its end portions inwardly bent and passed through the openings of the aforesaid transversely-apertured lugs and resting upon the vertical extensions at the rear end of the cover and normally held elevated at its outer end by said cover, and guards at the outer ends of said vertical extensions to embrace the side portions of the bail near their pivotal ends, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRISON Ii. BROWN. Witnessesz' A. P. BAKER, W. L. HARTMAN. 

